Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€25,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€3,325,000
Entries
133
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
Recent Eliminations
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Top Pair for Peters
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
From early position, Alexander Uskov raised to 7,000. Justin Bonomo called on the button, David Peters called from the small blind and Team PokerStars Pro Max Lykov called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and action checked around to see the 
land on the turn. Peters led for 17,200 and Lykov called. Uskov folded and then Bonomo called as well.
The river completed the board with the 
and all three remaining players checked. Peters tabled the 
and Lykov the 
. Bonomo mucked and Peters won the pot with top pair of queens.
Elpayaa Chips Up with Aggression
Andrew Badecker raised to 6,600 and Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree called from the hijack seat. Phil Ivey called from the button and then action folded to Joseph Elpayaa in the big blind. He three-bet to 30,500 and Badecker folded. Boeree took some time, then called. Ivey took some time as well, but folded, leaving heads-up action to the flop.
The flop came down 
and Elpayaa bet 24,900. Boeree made the call and the turn was the 
. Elpayaa fired 28,700 and Boeree folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
332,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
||
|
275,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
Schwartz Pressures Romanovsky
From the hijack seat, Noah Schwartz raised to 6,000. Roman Romanovsky reraised to 14,600 from the button as he has so often been doing and then action folded back to Schwartz. He called and the flop came down 
. Schwartz checked and Romanovsky bet 15,800. Schwartz check-raised to 41,400 and Romanovsky called.
The turn was the 
and Schwartz asked Romanovsky how much he had left. "About 140 or 150," said Romanovsky.
Schwartz then slid out a tall stack of blue chips to show that he was going to be putting Romanovsky to the test for all of his remaining chips if he wanted to continue. After some tanking, Romanovsky folded and Schwartz won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
150,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Somerville Eliminated
From under the gun, Phil Ivey raised to 7,500. On the button, Andrew Badecker reraised to 24,000. In the big blind, Jason Somerville reraised all in for 65,600. Ivey folded and Badecker made the call.
Badecker: 
Somerville:
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Somerville was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
Busted |
Kurganov Picks One Up
Michael Telker opened with a raise to 6,500 and Roman Romanovsky reraised to 13,500 from the hijack seat. Igor Kurganov put in a cold four-bet to 24,500 from the cutoff seat and action folded back over to Telker. With about 65,000 in chips left, Telker gave it up. Romanovsky quickly folded right behind him and Kurganov won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
65,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
680,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
600,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
|
550,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
406,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
||
|
|
334,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
326,000
-114,000
|
-114,000 |
|
315,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
315,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
|
305,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
255,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
250,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
230,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
221,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |
|
205,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
205,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
174,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
|
|
||
|
170,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
168,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
160,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
135,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
110,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
|
108,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
|
93,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
70,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
45,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Sands Gone
From the button, Nathan Schoo raised to 8,000 and Phil Ivey called from the small blind. David "Doc" Sands reraised all in for 45,000 total from the big blind. Schoo reshoved and Ivey folded.
Schoo: 
Sands: 
The board ran out 
and Sands went down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
|
Busted |